North Africa

Here’s How It Works
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Here’s How It Works

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Here’s How It Works

1. The Ben Bernank prints up an insane amount of money and floods the world with it: 2. Food prices start to rise (this is wheat): 3. The man on the street in North Africa starts to starve, protests begin, and governments start to fall: http://www.benzinga.com/11/01/782891/food-riots-2011 The stunningly violent food riots in Tunisia and Algeria [...]

By JJac|2011-03-01T19:04:48-05:00March 1st, 2011|Economy|1 Comment

You Might As Well Be Walkin’ On The Sun
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You Might As Well Be Walkin’ On The Sun

Economy

You Might As Well Be Walkin’ On The Sun

What happens when the central bank spews forth vast sums of brand new money? Just what they wanted: prices start to rise. The problem is, there's no way for them to precisely guide where the new money goes, so prices for everything start to rise. Everything, of course, includes food and energy. Now, it is [...]